People · Portugal
Francisco Soares Fernandes
Clock · top 7.2% of 32,048 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025FERN27
Francisco Soares Fernandes has been competing for a year. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.99, set at Azeméis Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Portugal. Until July 2011, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2025, he has put 156 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.70 in August 2025 to 10.12, a 26% improvement. Francisco has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.99 | 6.82 | top 7.2% | 8 / 122 | |
| 3×3 | 10.12 | 12.33 | top 7.8% | 44 / 547 | |
| 4×4 | 46.41 | 55.60 | top 20.1% | 38 / 223 | |
| 2×2 | 4.49 | 5.32 | top 32.8% | 155 / 417 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.10 | 33.36 | top 34.5% | 50 / 161 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.87 | 12.60 | top 35.1% | 107 / 262 | |
| Skewb | 9.63 | 11.03 | top 52.6% | 104 / 175 | |
| 5×5 | 3:01.76 | — | early days — 3 solves | 83 / 110 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Azeméis Open 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at AEO Moliceiro Open 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at CCM Winter Open 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025First competition: Azeméis Open 2025. A 14.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Azeméis Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- AEO Moliceiro Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- CCM Winter Open 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Carolina Pereira Dias — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eduardo Pires — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.